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Protein microspheres for pulmonary drug delivery

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  • Tianjin Crystec Pharmaceutical Technology Limited, Tianjin 300457, China;

Published date: 05 Mar 2010

Abstract

A new supercritical fluid (SCF) technique was developed for the preparation of microspheres for pulmonary drug delivery (PDD). This technique, based on the anti-solvent process, has incorporated advanced engineering design features to enable improved control of the particle formation process. Human recombinant insulin (HRI) was used as a model compound to evaluate the efficiency of this SCF process. An aqueous solution of HRI with a co-solvent was sprayed into high pressure carbon dioxide that extracted the solvent and water, leading to a dry fine powder with good particle size distribution and near ideal morphology for pulmonary drug delivery.

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Yongda SUN, . Protein microspheres for pulmonary drug delivery[J]. Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering, 2010 , 4(1) : 82 -86 . DOI: 10.1007/s11705-009-0307-1

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